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As my series on bottled beers winds its way towards the sunset, here's a look at some random bottled beers of the 1870's.

It's quite a small set. Not sure why. Odd that I should have more examples from the 1860's. There's no logical reason, just an irrational result of my anarchic research. Anyway, let's try and make the best of what data we have, shall we?

The vast majority of the examples fall into one of three styles: IPA, Pale Ale and Stout. Though the line between Pale Ale and IPA could be quite arbitrary. Which Bass being described as both Pale Ale and East India Pale Ale amply demonstrates. There was really a stronger differentiation between Light Bitter and Pale Ale than IPA and Pale Ale. Assuming the latter two were both Stock beers.

What strikes me is how many of the bottled beers come from a few large, well-known breweries and are, in effect, brands which are promoted. Bass with its IPA, Guinness with Extra Stout, William Younger with IPA and Scotch Ale, Barclay Perkins with Stout and Carlsberg with Lager. With the exception of Barclay Perkins, all were still going strong a century later. This is really the beginnings of branded beer.

Not e that the two most popular styles - Porter and Mild Ale - are completely absent. Though there are two examples of Cooper, which was supposedly a mixture of Porter and Stout. I suspect it might have actually been bottled Porter, just sold under a more marketable name.

This is quite an early date for Lager in Britain, which only arrived, in the form of imports, in the late 1860's. Initially, the Vienna and Munich styles were dominant. Carlsberg clearly got their foot in the door early doors. I doubt the beer here was the Pilsner that Carlsberg is now famous for. More likely it was the Munich type, which I know was where they began, Lager-wise.

You'll be pleased to hear that I have details of some of the beers. The William Younger ones. I can match them 100%, but I know they're in there. The IPA and Stout aren't such a problem, as there is only really one candidate for each in the brewing records. The Strong Ale is trickier, as Younger brewed loads of them. I've included 100/- to 160/- in the table. It must have been one of those. Or No. 1, so I've put that in, too. Here they are, in all their glory:



William Younger beers


Date
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl


4th Sep
1868
XP
IPA
1052
1013
5.16
75.00%
10.00
2.60


3rd Dec
1869
DBS
Stout
1066
1019
6.22
71.21%
12.76
4.11


25th Nov
1868
No. 1
Strong Ale
1099
1041
7.67
58.59%
6.46
3.37


24th Aug
1868
100/-
Ale
1076
1034
5.56
55.26%
6.67
2.73


24th Aug
1868
120/-
Ale
1088
1037
6.75
57.95%
7.14
3.57


25th Aug
1868
140/-
Ale
1102
1043
7.81
57.84%
6.36
4.12


8th Sep
1868
160/-
Ale
1116
1053
8.33
54.31%
8.16
5.35


Source:


William Younger brewing record held at the Scottish Brewing Archive document number WY/6/1/2/21.



That's me done. Just the main table and I'm gone.



Bottled beers in the 1870's


Brewery
Place
year
beer
style
price per dozen
size
source


Byles & Co
Henley
1876
Cooper
Cooper
2s 6d
pint
Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Beds, Bucks ..., 1876


Biden & Co.
Gosport, Hants
1876
Cooper
Cooper
2s 6d
Imperial pint



Wm. Younger
Edinburgh
1870
India Pale Ale
IPA
4s 6d
pint
"Street's Indian and Colonial Mercantile Directory for 1870", page xiv


Bass
Burton
1871
East India Pale Ale
IPA
4s 9d
Imperial pint
Edmund Oxborrow price list


Bass
Henley
1876
Pale Ale
IPA
4s 6d
pint
Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Beds, Bucks ..., 1876


Bass
Burton
1876
East India Pale Ale
IPA
6s
quart
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 22 December 1876, page 1


Bass
Burton
1876
East India Pale Ale
IPA
4s 6d
Imperial pint
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 22 December 1876, page 1


Bass
Burton
1876
East India Pale Ale
IPA
3s 6d
reputed pint
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 22 December 1876, page 1


Bass
Burton
1876
East India Pale Ale
IPA
2s 3d
imperial half pint
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 22 December 1876, page 1


Bass
Burton
1879
Pale Ale
IPA
4s 6d
Imperial pint
The British Library


Carlsberg
Copenhagen
1872
Danish Beer
Lager
2s 6d
pint
Aberdeen Journal - Wednesday 10 July 1872, page 4.


Carlsberg
Copenhagen
1872
Danish Beer
Lager
5s
quart
Aberdeen Journal - Wednesday 10 July 1872, page 4.


Ind Coope
Romford
1871
AK
Pale Ale
3s
Imperial pint
Edmund Oxborrow price list


Byles & Co
Henley
1876
Pale Ale
Pale Ale
3s
pint
Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Beds, Bucks ..., 1876


Byles & Co
Henley
1876
Old Strong Pale Ale
Pale Ale
5s 6d
pint
Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Beds, Bucks ..., 1876


Biden & Co.
Gosport, Hants
1876
Pale Ale
Pale Ale
4s
Imperial pint



Biden & Co.
Gosport, Hants
1876
Family Pale Ale
Pale Ale
3s
Imperial pint



Wm. Younger
Edinburgh
1871
Strong Scotch Ale
Scotch Ale
4s
pint
Edmund Oxborrow price list


Wm. Younger
Edinburgh
1870
Extra Stout
Stout
4s 4d
pint
"Street's Indian and Colonial Mercantile Directory for 1870", page xiv


Barclay Perkins
London
1871
Brown Stout
Stout
3s
Imperial pint
Edmund Oxborrow price list


Barclay Perkins
London
1871
Double Brown Stout
Stout
4s 9d
Imperial pint
Edmund Oxborrow price list


Guinness
Dublin
1871
Double Brown Stout
Stout
4s 9d
Imperial pint
Edmund Oxborrow price list


Byles & Co
Henley
1876
Stout
Stout
3s 6d
pint
Harrod & Co.'s Directory of Beds, Bucks ..., 1876


Biden & Co.
Gosport, Hants
1876
Extra Stout
Stout
4s
Imperial pint



Guinness
Dublin
1876
Dublin Stout
Stout
6s
quart
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 22 December 1876, page 1


Guinness
Dublin
1876
Dublin Stout
Stout
4s
Imperial pint
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 22 December 1876, page 1


Guinness
Dublin
1876
Dublin Stout
Stout
3s 6d
reputed pint
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 22 December 1876, page 1


Guinness
Dublin
1879
Extra Stout
Stout
4s 6d
Imperial pint
The British Library


Wm. Younger
Edinburgh
1870
Double Strong
Strong Ale
5s
pint
"Street's Indian and Colonial Mercantile Directory for 1870", page xiv


Bass
Burton
1871
Very Strong Ale
Strong Ale
4s 9d
Imperial pint
Edmund Oxborrow price list



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